Vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel
CVE-2016-7039
The IP stack in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering use of the GRO path for large crafted packets, as dem…
EPSS: 0.012 (79.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Oracle Linux — versions 6, 7
- Oracle Vm_server — versions 3.4
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- RHSA-2016:2107 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- RHSA-2017:0372 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20161010 CVE-2016-7039 Kernel: net: unbounded recursion in the vlan GRO processing (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- RHSA-2016:2047 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- RHSA-2016:2110 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7039?
- CVE-2016-7039 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7039?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-7039 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.